Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician · Decatur, GA
Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP is a pediatric adolescent medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Georgia, and NPI 1619927878, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 041098, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Byron C. Cotton
- Credential
- MD, FAAP
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician 2080A0000X
- License number
- 041098 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2785 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur, GA 30033
- Phone
- (770) 621-0245
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 621-0819
- Medicaid ID
- 000679731N GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Byron C. Cotton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 041098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric adolescent medicine physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 148 among the 384 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $89.40
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 859 providers of this specialty with any payment received $389.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Byron C. Cotton among 90 pediatric adolescent medicine physician records in Georgia
Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP is one of 90 pediatric adolescent medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 30% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080A0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
There are 90 pediatric adolescent medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 90 in Georgia → Every provider in Decatur → Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric adolescent medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Kelly, M.D.Decatur, GA 300351902914013
- Moneesha Sahgal, M.D.Suwanee, GA 300241548357080
- Jeffrey Abrams, M.D.Alpharetta, GA 300221568560514
- Elizabeth Hunter, CPNPLawrenceville, GA 300451215152749
- Anna Lawson, MDLawrenceville, GA 300451346252087
- Francis Messick, MDLawrenceville, GA 300451285646943
- Anuradha Sheth, MDLawrenceville, GA 300451023020799
- Michael Tim, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300451386667020
Common questions
What is Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP's NPI number?
Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619927878, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2785 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur, GA, 30033. Phone: (770) 621-0245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 041098, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Byron C. Cotton, MD, FAAP had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric adolescent medicine physician prescribers was 148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.